''Breviks Dagblad'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Brevik in

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county. It was named ''Bratsberg Blad'' from 1891 to 1924. It had a predecessor of sorts in the newspaper ''Telefon'', started in

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on 22 May 1889. It had the same editor as

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newspaper ''

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''. ''Telefon'' went defunct after its last issue on 12 July 1890. The press in which ''Telefon'' was printed was bought by Georg Bye and moved to Brevik, whereas the rest of the newspaper was bought by ''

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''. With his newly bought printing press, Georg Bye started ''Bratsberg Blad'' on 3 February 1891. In 1898 it absorbed the year-old competing newspaper ''Langesund Blad''—''Bratsberg Blad'' tried to cover

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and

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in addition to Brevik. The name was changed to ''Breviks Dagblad'' on 1 July 1924. The newspaper itself considered this to be the start of ''Breviks Dagblad''. ''Breviks Dagblad'' was conservative. From September 1931 it was synchronized with two other conservative newspapers in the district, ''Fylkesavisen'' (until then known as '' Fremskridt'') from Skien and ''Grenmar'' from Porsgrunn. The newspapers had the same editor, and during parts of the Second World War a Nazi editor. Skien newspaper ''

'' bought the three in 1954, and all in all lost most of its liberal colour, instead supporting the Conservatives. ''Breviks Dagblad'' last edition was on 30 June 1954.

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